MARCH ¡ APRIL 2012
CWWC Aiding in Conservation for the Mexican Gray Wolf Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center staff and volunteers are dedicated to not only education, put preservation and conservation of the critically endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. Mexican Gray Wolves are the smallest and rarest subspecies of the Timber Wolf. Today, numbers are extremely low in the wild. With the help of our two permanently residing male intact Mexican Gray Wolves, Rio and Cero, we are able to make a small but outstanding impact on this unique species’ survival.
In 2012 alone, Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center has aided in semen collection for breeding programs across the country, blood samples, and canine tooth measurements just to name a few. Photographed is the collection of canine tooth measurements. This procedure helps to determine whether a different species other than the Mexican Gray Wolf (such as feral dog or coyote) predated on livestock. Unfortunately, in Arizona and New Mexico, the Mexican Gray Wolf is blamed for these fatalities and is highly poached. With the help of canine tooth measurements, the government can help put a stop to illegal poaching.
Colorado Wolf And Wildlife Center | PO Box 713 | Divide, CO 80814 | 719.687.9742